"Alpaca"

You want some gorgeous? Pair the luxury of Rowan's Fine Art yarn with the beautiful sparkle of Swarovski beads ... simply striking. Add a little of Amy's design magic, and you get the lovely Crystal Tracery Cowl!

We have paired four colorways of yarn and beads for your shopping convenience. The Crystal Tracery Cowl Kit includes the yarn, beads, pattern PDF, and even the beading needle!

Worked in the round from the center out, this lovely beaded accessory is ideal for just a extra little something to cover your shoulders. The Crystal Tracery Cowl uses one skein of Fine Art and one 100-piece pack of 4mm Swarovski CrystalBeads!

Finished Sizes

20" neck opening unstretched, 8" top to bottam at neck, 18" top to bottom at front (blocked)

Amy's put together four different colorways for this beautiful, easy to wear cowl. Each kit contains 1 skein of Rowan's Fine Art ... soft and durable blend of merino wool, kid mohair, mulberry silk, and polyamide. Also included is a package of Swarovski's brilliant, sparkly crystal beads and a beading needle.

The Transient Shawl is knit in with one ball of HiKoo's brand new, 100% baby alpaca yarn "Concentric". The yarn is named after the concentric circles that this cake of yarn so closely resembles. Concentric is made from four non-plied strands, which create the distinctive color change. The colors change at a regulated sequence allowing for a wide range of design possibilities.

Pictured is a prototype of the shawl. This simple garter stitch example is in the exact shape of the Transient Shawl and knit in color #1022 Rainbow’s End.

The final Transient Shawl will feature different stitch pattern with each color change. You will find yourself racing to the next color change to find out what comes next! Imagine how much prettier the real version will be with multiple stitch patterns inserted at the thirteen color changes.

As always, we're delighted to help you find all the information you'll need to join the knit along and knit the project!

All of the techniques Michelle uses will be supported by her video tutorials and she answers questions daily on her website and Ravelry group. Michelle's instructions, tutorials and videos have made her KALs extremely popular ... think of her KAL as an online class, worth far more than the price of admission — which is, of course, Free!!

The KAL is FREE and Skacel is sponsoring a drawing for one grand prize and two second place prizes. For more information on prizes and how to enter visit SkacelKnitting.com.

Note: After May 15 the pattern will not be free on KnitPurlHunter.com!It will be available for $6.00 as a ﻿Ravelry ePattern﻿.

Schedule

Segment

Date

First

April 5, 2018

Second

April 12, 2018

Third

April 19, 2018

Fourth

April 26, 2018

The pattern will be released in four weekly installments. Each Thursday the next part of the pattern is revealed. Thus the mystery! This KAL starts on Thursday, April 5th and continues on the 12th, 19th and 26th.

The pattern and videos will be available at KnitPurlHunter.com/KAL where you can post questions as well. You can also connect via the Knit Purl Hunter Ravelry group. Questions are typically answered daily. The video lessons along with the forums let knitters of all skill levels participate and get whatever help they need. It's like having a knitting tutor 24/7!

HiKoo's “Concentric” is a beautiful worsted weight gradient yarn. Long color sequences of this yarn transition smoothly and will send your project on a fun color journey! Made from super soft baby alpaca, this yarn begs to be made into a stunning shawl, but would also look great as a cozy sweater or other colorful accessory.

Like a pair of melodies, the Dewette Cowl blends two colors to create a chorus of harmonious hues while keeping you warm! With a simple crochet stitch, drops of color blend in and out of each other like light in early morning dew. A delicate lace design accents one edge giving this easy to wear cowl an elegant border.

The Dewette cowl is worked in the round with an easy moss stitch. Simple row by row color changes keep things interesting. The pattern instructions for the lace border (added at the end) are both written out and charted.

Did we mention it's reversible? You can fold it down for a more casual look or wear it up for more warmth and never have the 'wrong side' showing. You'll love wearing this beautiful cowl!

Each kit comes with the pattern and two skeins of Isager's "Alpaca 2" ... a wonderful 2-ply blend of soft alpaca and lambs wool. With great stitch definition it's wonderful for any fine gauge garment, shawl or scarf project!